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Masonry, supposed to be Rom an, exists beneath the
rectory, and Saxon coins of the 9th century have been
discovered in the churchyard, viz. of Burghred, K in g of
M ercia (853-874) and C iulnoth (probably Ceolnoth),
A rchbishop of C anterbury 833-70.
S t. Saviour’s church, W olseley street, is a b u ild in g of
red b rick , erected in 1887-8, at a cost of ¿£5,891, and
consisting of chancel, clerestoried nave of three bays,
side chapel, v e s t porch and one bell in th e -western
gable : it has 4 0 0 sittin gs, and is served by the clergy
of St. M ary’s.
The ch u rch of St. M ark, in C ran b ury road, is a
chapel of ease to S t. M ary’s, and has 350 sittin gs.
A ll S aints’ church, in Downshire square, erected at a
cost of about £"9,000, and enlarged in 1874 at a cost of
£3,630, is a building of B ristol stone, w ith B ath stone
dressings, in the Decorated style, consisting of apsidal
chancel, nave of five bays, aisles, transept, galilee porch,
and an eastern tu rre t containing one b e ll: th ere are
697 sittings. T his church is also attached to S t. M ary’s.
C h rist C hurch is an ecclesiastical parish form ed Jan.
16, 1863; the church, in C hrist C hurch road, in the
ham let of W hitley, is a building of stone in th e E arly
E nglish style, consisting of chancel, nave, aisles, tra n ­
septs, and a tow er on the north-w est w ith angle
buttresses risin g into pinnacles, from w hich short flying
buttresses support a gracefu l octagonal s p ir e ; the tower
contains one b e ll: all the windows are s ta in e d : the
church was enlarged in 1874 at a cost of £4,326, and
affords 749 sittings. The reg ister dates from the year
1863. The livin g is a vicarage, net yearly value £250,
w ith residence, in the gift of the Bishop of O xford, and
held since 1896 by the Rev. John Francis W arren M .A.
of K eble College, Oxford.
G rey F riars is an ecclesiastical parish, form ed A u g u st
30th, 1864, out of th e parishes of S t. M ary and St.
L auren ce: the church, b u ilt of flint, and standing at
the corner of Caversham road, was re-constructed in
1863 from the ancient church of the m onastery of the
G rey F riars, th e north transept being new from the
foundations, and the w est and south walls of the south
transept, w ith the two eastern colum ns of the south
arcade, r e b u ilt : it now consists of a very wide nave of
five bays, aisles and transepts, b ut has at present no
chancel, it having been found im possible to acq uire the
ground upon which it should stan d: th e aisles are
separated from the nave by Pointed arches supported by
clustered colum ns, and the west window, a portion of
the ancient structure, is one of th e largest and finest
exam ples of reticu lated tracery in e x iste n c e : in its
grooves fragm ents of stained glass of g rea t thickness
were m et w ith, and a few old tiles of peculiar design,
discovered in the flooring, have been r e la id : under the
north pier of the chancel arch, a perfect skeleton was
found w ithout any coffin, evidently laid in th e founda­
tions when the church was first b u ilt, and arched over
w ith m ason ry: the church was reopened Dec. 5th, 1863,
by the late Bishop W ilbeTforce, of O xford: the restora­
tion was accom plished at a cost of £12,000 by th e sole
efforts of the late Yen. W. W. Phelps, archdeacon of
C arlisle, under the direction of the late M r. Woodman,
architect, of R eading: there are sittin gs for about 760
persons, 400 b ein g free. The reg ister dates from the
year 1864. The livin g is a vicarage, net yearly value
£265, w ith residence, in the g ift of trustees, and held
since 1905 by the Rev. H ugh E dm und B oultbee M .A. of
Durham U niversity. The boundary of th e ecclesiastical
parish was altered Sept. 6th, 1892, to include parts of
H oly T rin ity and St. Mary.
In North street is an iron Mission room in connection
w ith G rey F riars’ church, erected in 1876-7 at a cost of
£1,900, which has 600 sittings.
The M em orial H all, Sackville street, was erected in
T 9 0 2 , in m em ory of the late M artin Hope S utton esq.
(d. 1 9 0 1 ) , and is used for m eetings in connection with
G rev F riars’ parish.
H oly T rin ity is an ecclesiastical parish, form ed Oct.
29th, 1875, from St. M ary’s: th e church, erected in
1826, endowed by the Rev. G eorge H ulm e M .A. of Sliinfield, and reb u ilt in 1888 at a cost of £2,100, stands on
the north side of O xford road, and is a plain quad­
rangular edifice of brick, consisting of nave and chancel,
w ith a stone front, in which are three lancet-headed
w indow s: on th e w estern gable is a sm all tu rre t con­
taining one b e ll: there are 700 sittings. Th e register
dates from the year 1875. The livin g is a vicarage, net
yearly value £218, in the g ift of the vicar of St. M ary’ s,
and held since 1 9 0 2 by the Rev. H arford E lton L u ry
M .A. of H ertford College, O xford, and surrogate.

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St. B artholom ew’ s is an ecclesiastical parish form ed
J u ly 17th, 1877, out of the parish of St. P eter, E arley,
and is in Sonning rural deanery: the church, p artially
erected and consecrated in 1879 at a cast of £3,526, is a
stru ctu re of T e d and grey brick, in the E a rly E nglish
style, and consists of clerestoried nave, aisles and a
sm all western tu rre t containing 2 b e lls : the ch urch was
com pleted in 1903 a t a total cost of about £7,000: th ere
are 400 sittings. The reg ister dates from th e year 1877.
The liv in g is a vicarage, net yea rly value £232, w ith
residence, in the g ift of the Bishop of O xford, and held
since 1890 by th e Rev. E dw ard John N orris M .A. of
T rin ity College, C am bridge.
S t. John th e E va n g elist’s is an ecclesiastical parish
form ed out of the parish of S t. G iles, Dec. 18th, 1874:
the church, in W atlin gton street, erected in 1837 and
rebuilt in 1872 and 1873, at a cost of £11,098 , from the
designs of Mr. W. A . Dixon, is a stru ctu re of K en tish
rag stone, w ith dressings of B ath and M ansfield stone,
and consists of chancel, nave of five bays, aisles, tran­
septs, north porch and a western tow er w ith spire, 15a
feet in h eigh t, containing a clock and one b e ll: there
are about 920 sittin gs, of w hich 390 are free.
The
register dates from the year 1873. The liv in g is 3
v icarage, net yea rly value £413, w ith residence, in the
g ift of trustees, and held since 1909 by the Rev. T ravers
G u y Rogers B.D. of T rin ity College, Dublin.
S t. S tephen’s ch urch , in O rts road, erected in 1865
and enlarged in 1886, at a cost of £1,500, is a buildin g
of dark red brick, relieved w ith bands of white and
grey, in the E a rly E n glish style, and consists of chancei,
nave of th ree bays, aisles, side chapel, south porch and
a tu rre t on th e w estern gable containing 2 b ells: this
church is attached to th a t of St. John the E va n g elist
and affords 530 sittings.
S t. M ary’s episcopal chapel, a stru ctu re of brick,
situated on th e north side of C astle street, and erected
in 1799 as a D issen tin g chapel by seceders from the
church of St. G iles, was afterw ards conveyed to the
C hurch of England and reopened in 1836, a fter various
alterations, in clu d in g the erection of a portico w ith five
C orinthian colum ns supportin g a p edim ent and a
rectan gular pedim ented bell tower above it. containing
one bell, and w ill now seat 1,000 persons. Th e livin g is
a perpetual curacy, net yea rly value about £240, in the
g ift of trustees, and held since 1895 by the Rev. Jam es
Consterdine M .A. of Lincoln College, Oxford.
The ecclesiastical parish of T IL E H U R S T ST. G E O R G E
was form ed from the parish of T ileh u rst by O rder in
Council 29th June, 1882, and incorporated in the
borough of R eading, M ichaelm as, 1887.- th e ch urch, in
St. G eorge’s road, w est of the barracks, and erected at
a cost of £3,040, is a stru ctu re of red brick in the E arly
E nglish style, consisting of chancel, nave, north aisle
and a tu rre t containing one b ell: th e east end of the
nave is raised and serves as a chan cel: theTe is an
inscribed brass to M ajor-G eneral A. G . H uyshe C .B .
com m anding 1st Battalion Princess C h arlotte’s Royal
B erkshire R egim ent, who died 6th A u g u st, 1886: th e
west window is filled w ith stained glass, erected by
Capt. Turn er, of the R oyal B erkshire R egim en t, in
m em ory of his w ife ; and in 1892 two stained windows
were inserted in the north aisle by officers of th e 1st
B attalion Royal Berkshire R egim en t to M ajor F . B. R.
H em phill, who was killed b y an accident a t M alta w hilst
playing polo, June 8th, 1891: th ere are other m em orial
windows to M rs. W alter H arper and to officers and men
of th e 2nd B attalion B erkshire R e g im e n t: the chancel
was enlarged in 1893 at the cost of Mr. and Mrs. W a lter
P alm er: a handsome w rou g h t iron chancel screen w ith
gates was erected by the vicar and his w ife in m em ory
of L ieu t. Robert A. S tew art R .H .A . who died at
Um balla, India, Jan u ary 22nd, 1889: there are also
brasses to P rivate Charles A ndrew s, d. M arch 22nd,
1889; P rivate H arry C rip p s, 1901; Capt. Sw inton, 1905;
to officers and m en of th e 3rd B attalion Royal Berks
M ilitia, 1903; and to officers and m en of the Royal
Berkshire R egim ent, 1905: this is the m ilitary church
for th e regim en ts quartered h e re : there are sittin gs for
433 persons. Th e register dates from th e year 1881.
The livin g is a vicarage, net yea rly value £260, w ith
residence, in the g ift of the Bishop of O xford, and held
since 1897 by the Rev. W a lter H ugo H arper M .A . of
U niversity C ollege, Oxford.
The Catholic church, dedicated to St. Jam es and
situated near th e F orb u ry gardens, in N orth Forbury
road, was b u ilt in 1840 at th e expense of the la te J.
W heble esq. of Bulm ershe C ourt, from the designs of
Mr. E. W elb y P u g in , arch itect, and is an edifice in the
N orm an style* consisting of apsidal chancel, nave and a